Oil stains in the sea near Sveti Marko: Bilge discharge suspected

Citizens who were at sea or swimming in the southern part of the Tivat Bay complained this afternoon about the strong smell of oil and oily stains covering the sea surface, and the Kotor Harbour Master's Office and the Directorate for Navigation Safety of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs were immediately notified. Disclaimer: The translations are mostly done through AI translator and might not be 100% accurate. The Navigation Safety Inspection of the Kotor Port Authority is searching for a vessel that apparently emptied the contents of its bilge this afternoon in the sea south and southwest of the island of Sveti Marko in the Bay of Tivat. Namely, on the surface of the sea in this part of the bay, there are noticeable oily stains of different consistencies, which suggests that these are oily waters from a ship's bilge that a vessel pumped into the sea. Citizens who were at sea or swimming in the southern part of the Tivat Bay complained this afternoon about the strong smell of oil and greasy stains covering the sea surface, and the Kotor Harbour Master's Office and the Directorate for Navigation Safety of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs were immediately notified. The Navigation Safety Inspectorate went to the scene and determined that the most pronounced oil stains were located in the sea at a distance of about two cables (about 370 meters) from the southern coast of Sveti Marko and the Ralo Strait, and that the pollution most likely came from one of the bilges of ships that were staying or passing through here, and not from land. photo: Chitalac Vijesti A search for the perpetrator is underway, in which all available data from the electronic tracking sensors of vessels in the Boka Bay from the VTS system of the Maritime Safety Administration is being reviewed. See more: Download the app and follow the news FOLLOW US ON